Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Fewer trips, fuller trucks
The Eagle eyes the road to greater USPS efficiency
Transportation has emerged as one of the Postal Service’s biggest areas of transformation and improvement under the Delivering for America plan, The Eagle magazine reports in its winter issue.
The cover story explores the organization’s shift to a fully integrated network with mail and packages traveling together, significantly reducing truck trips and giving a major boost to efficiency and productivity.
Crucial to the logistics network now being built is a simpler hub-and-spoke strategy that relies on far fewer originating processing facilities — around 60 regional processing and distribution centers when the network transformation is fully implemented.
Other topics include the Postal Service’s emphasis on career development, and the positive effect of converting 190,000 employees to career status.
The issue also looks at Direct Effect, a USPS initiative to teach marketing students in college how to harness the power of mail.
The Postal Service mailed The Eagle to employees’ homes in January. It is also available on Newsroom, the USPS online news hub.
USPS to hold virtual fair for maintenance jobs
Positions include mechanics, technicians and custodians
The Postal Service will hold its first virtual job fair for current employees to learn about maintenance positions on Sunday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern.
The event will showcase a variety of positions, including building equipment mechanics, custodians, electronic technicians and maintenance mechanics, including maintenance mechanics for mail processing equipment.
No special education or certification is required to qualify for these jobs.
The fair is part of the organization’s efforts to fill maintenance jobs with qualified applicants to help keep the USPS network running at peak performance, a goal of the Delivering for America plan.
Topics to be covered include:
• The roles and responsibilities of maintenance jobs;
• Available training; and
• Instructions on applying as a current employee.
Sign language interpreters will be available during the fair.
Employees must complete an online registration form to participate.
All participants must be current USPS employees and attend while off the clock. Participation is voluntary.
Ending a counterfeit coupon operation
The ‘Mailin’ It!’ podcast speaks with the inspector who helped crack the case
The latest episode of “Mailin’ It,” the USPS podcast, tells the story of how the Postal Inspection Service shut down a $31 million counterfeit coupon operation.
The guest is Jason Thomasson, a postal inspector who worked on the case.
The 32-minute episode, released Feb. 11, is available on Link and other postal websites, as well as most podcast platforms.
Milestones
Appointments, awards and retirements
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
• Fort Worth, TX, Postmaster Kevin S. Farmer and Diane M. Ingland, Arkansas-Oklahoma District manager, completed detail assignments and resumed their regular duties.
• Phoenix Postmaster Tina M. Sweeney was named Arizona-New Mexico District’s acting manager. Frank S. Cetta, the district’s Post Office operations manager, was named Phoenix’s acting postmaster.
• Marcellina Del Pizzo-Wisniewski was named New Jersey District manager. She previously served as New York 3 District manager, a position now held by Roselle L. Murell, who previously served as North Carolina District manager.
• Sacramento, CA, Postmaster Gabriel H. Magdaleno was named California 6 District’s acting manager. Fresno, CA, Postmaster Neil Gonzalez was named Sacramento’s acting postmaster.
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February 19, 2025
Datebook
‘USPS Retirement Health Benefits’
Postal Service employees may participate in an upcoming webinar that will address benefits available after retirement.
The session, “USPS Retirement Health Benefits: Medicare, Dental and Vision,” will be held Wednesday, Feb. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern.
Representatives from Aetna, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion.
Participants must register before the event on the webinar website.
Participation is voluntary. Nonexempt employees must be off the clock or on authorized breaks.
Employees who have questions can email the USPS Benefits and Wellness team.
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Fewer trips, fuller trucks
The Eagle eyes the road to greater USPS efficiency
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USPS to hold virtual fair for maintenance jobs
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Ending a counterfeit coupon operation
The ‘Mailin’ It!’ podcast speaks with the inspector who helped crack the case
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Milestones
Appointments, awards and retirements
Here’s a look at recent USPS announcements
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‘USPS Retirement Health Benefits’